Are you a foreign resident or homeowner? Then welcome!

Welcome to Ceriana council’s website. This section has been specially set up to help foreign residents and property owners find the extra information they need to settle in and make the most of Ceriana’s resources. If you can’t find what you are looking for here, please feel free to contact your councillor, Gianna Quaglia, who has been given the specific role of helping foreigners adjust to life here. Her e-mail address is gianna@sprout.uk.com and she will be only too delighted to help you in any way she can.

Council services

Here is a quick guide to the different services the council offers:

Anagrafe

If you need to discuss your residency or you want to change your residence details, or you’d like to have an identity card, you need to visit the Anagrafe. The e-mail address is anagrafe@ceriana.it and this office is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 12.30pm. You can also register to vote in local elections in the anagrafe if you are a resident.

Ragioneria

If you would like to register a child in a local school or in our summer camp, or you need to find out information on social services, you can contact the ragioneria office. The e-mail address is ragioneria@ceriana.it and the office is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 8.30am to 12.30pm. All children, whether they are residents of Ceriana or not, can participate in the summer camp, a day camp that takes local children on trips to the seaside and the mountains.

Ufficio Tecnico

If you need information on planning permission, or urban planning parameters, or you are experiencing problems with the water supply or with street lighting, you need to speak to the council’s Ufficio Tecnico. The e-mail address is tecnico@ceriana.it and this office is open on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9am to midday.

Tributi

If you want information on how to pay council taxes, you need to talk to the Tributi office. The email address is tributi@ceriana.it and the office is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 8.30am to 12.30pm.

Just arrived?

If you’ve just bought a property in Ceriana, then you need to visit the council offices, in the Municipio building in Corso Italia, to register for the water supply, for rubbish disposal services and to let them know of the change in ownership of the building. Your estate agent will probably help you do this as part of his or her fees. However, if in any doubt, come see us and we’ll sort all the paperwork out with you.

Council taxes

If you are a homeowner in Ceriana, there are three council taxes you need to pay every year.
TARSU (rubbish tax)
Acqua (water rates)
ICI (council tax)
Full-time residents of Ceriana who have declared that their property is a prima casa i.e. their main residence and not a holiday home, do not pay ICI.

TARSU (rubbish tax)

The TARSU rubbish tax is calculated by the council on the basis of the size of your property and is paid every year.
When you buy a property, you need to sign a form declaring the taxable area in the council. However, your estate agent may have done this for you when you bought the property.
You can pay TARSU via Internet banking if you are abroad, using the council’s bank coordinates, which now appear on the tax demand. You should receive a TARSU tax demand every year. If you haven’t, please contact tributi@ceriana.it or gianna@sprout.uk.com.
Unfortunately, in the past year, the council has had to ask for TARSU arrears going back more than one year due to its own bureaucratic delays. However TARSU payments should now continue to be demanded once a year only, as is the usual case.

Acqua (water rates)

Your water rates are calculated on the basis of the water consumption indicated by your meter.
When you buy a property, you need to inform the council and sign a new contract for your water supply. This may well have been done by your estate agent when you bought.

ICI (council tax)

The amount of ICI you have to pay is calculated according to the ‘rendita catastale’ of your property and a percentage established by the council every year. Normally you calculate the ICI yourself, though the estate agent who sold you the property can help you make this calculation, and you can also ask Ceriana council’s Tributi office for help.
ICI needs to be paid once a year in June, between the 1st and the 16th of June.
Otherwise you can pay it in two instalments: in June (from the 1st to the 16th) and then again in December (from the 1st to the 16th).
You can pay ICI with a postal order on the current account C/C 12213179 in the name of the Comune di Ceriana. However, if you are abroad, you can pay it with an F24 form. If you have Internet banking facilities with an Italian bank, you will find an F24 page on their website. If you would like help with filling in the F24 form online, or you would like to be sent a paper version, please do not hesitate to contact tributi@ceriana.it or your councillor: gianna@sprout.uk.com